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Why is the lad artery referred to as the widow maker?

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LAD: The left anterior descending artery supplies the major portion of the left ventricle. Sudden death is thought to occur more frequently from occlusion of this vessel than any other single vessel occlusion; thus some people term it as you mentioned.

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Answered 11/14/2017

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